Development of new spacer device geometry: A CFD study (Part I)

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 825-833

  Oliveira, Ricardo F ^a   Teixeira, Senhorinha F C F ^a   Silva, Luís F ^a   Teixeira, José C F ^a   Antunes, Henedina ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Braga Hospital Apartado 2242   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CFD; design; Fluent ; spacer

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; DEVICE GEOMETRIES; MEDICAL DEVICES; METERED-DOSE INHALERS; OPTIMISATIONS; RECIRCULATION ZONES; SPACER; TRANSIENT AIRFLOW;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; DRUG DELIVERY;

GEOMETRY;

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; INHALATION SPACER; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INHALATION SPACERS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84864682314     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.563359     Document Type: Article

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